History Content Standards, Grades K-4: Topic Four, Standard 7

Topic Four: The History of Peoples of Many Cultures Around the World

STANDARD 7
Selected attributes and historical developments of various societies in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

Standard 7A: The student understands the cultures and historical developments of selected societies in such places as Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

Grade Level	Therefore the student is able to:
3-4	Investigate the ways historians learn about the past if there are no written records. [Compare records from the past]
3-4	Describe the effects geography has had on societies, including their development of urban centers, food, clothing, industry, agriculture, shelter, trade, and other aspects of culture. [Draw upon historical maps]
K-4	Compare and contrast various aspects of family life, structures, and roles in different cultures and in many eras with students' own family lives. [Compare and contrast]
K-4	Illustrate or retell the main ideas in folktales, legends, myths, and stories of heroism that disclose the history and traditions of various cultures around the world. [Reconstruct the literal meaning of a historical passage ]
3-4	Describe life in urban areas and communities of various cultures of the world at various times in their history. [Obtain historical data]
3-4	Describe significant historical achievements of various cultures of the world. [ Obtain historical data]
K-4	Analyze the dance, music, and arts of various cultures around the world to draw conclusions about the history, daily life, and beliefs of the people in history. [ Draw upon visual data]
K-4	Explain the customs related to important holidays and ceremonies in various countries in the past. [Assess the importance of ideas and beliefs in history ]

Standard 7B: The student understands great world movements of people now and long ago.

Grade Level	Therefore the student is able to:
3-4	Trace on maps and explain the migrations of large groups, such as the movement of Native American ancestors across the Bering Strait land bridge, the Bantu migrations in Africa, the movement of Europeans and Africans to the Western Hemisphere, and the exodus of Vietnamese boat people, Haitians, and Cubans in recent decades. [ Obtain historical data]
K-4	Draw upon historical narratives to identify early explorers and world travelers, such as Marco Polo, Zheng He, Eric the Red, and Christopher Columbus, and to describe the knowledge gained from their journeys. [ Read historical narratives imaginatively]
K-4	Draw upon historical narratives in order to identify European explorers of the 15th and 16th centuries, and explain their reasons for exploring, the information gained from their journeys, and what happened as a result of their travels. [ Obtain historical data and read historical narratives imaginatively]
K-4	Gather data in order to explain the effects of the diffusion of food crops and animals between the Western and Eastern hemispheres after the voyages of Columbus. [Obtain historical data. ]

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